A14133:292
An exposition upon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Matthew which three chapters are the key…An exposycyon vpon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Mathewe which thre chapters are the keye…
An exposition upon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Matthew which three chapters are the key and the door of the scripture, and the restoring again of Moses law corrupt by the scribes and pharisees. And the exposition is the restoring again of Christs law corrupt by the Papists. Item before the book, thou hast a prologue very necessary, containing the whole sum of the covenant made between God and us, upon which we be baptised to keep it. And after thou haste a table that leadeth the by the notes in the margents, unto all that is entreated of in the book.An exposycyon vpon the v.vi.vii. chapters of Mathewe which thre chapters are the keye and the dore of the scrypture, and the restoring agayne of Moses lawe corrupt by ye scrybes and pharyses. And the exposycyon is the restorynge agayne of Chrystes lawe corrupte by the Papystes. Item before the boke, thou hast a prologe very necessary, conteynynge the whole sum of the couenaunt made betwene God and vs, vpon whiche we be baptysed to kepe it. And after thou haste a table that ledeth the by the notes in the margentes, vnto al that is intreated of in the booke.
London? : R. Redman, 1536?
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¶Mammon saith, he is called thy neighbour because he is nigh thee. Now who is so nigh thee as thy self. Ergo Proximus esto tibi, that is love thy self / and make lewd and vile wretches to labour diligently to get thee as much as thou mayst, and some scraps above for them selves. Or wilt thou be perfect? Then disguise thy self and put on a grey cote,1 a black or a pied and give thy self to devotion? despise the world and take a covetous (I would say contemplative life) upon thee. Tell the people how hot purgatory is, and what pains there must be suffered for small faults. And then give mercy fully a thousand fold for one spiritual, for ten poral, give heaven, and take but house & land and foolish temporal things.
¶Māmon sayth, he is called thy neyghbour because he is nye the. Nowe who is so nye the as thy selfe. Ergo Proximus esto tibi, that is loue thy selfe / and make lewde and vyle wretches to laboure dylygentlye to gette the as muche as thou mayst, and some scrappes aboue for them selues. Or wylt thou be perfecte? Then dysgyse thy selfe and put on a gray cote,1 a blacke or a pyed and gyue thy selfe to deuocyon? despyce the world and take a couetous (I wold say cō templatiue lyfe) vpon the. Tel ye people howe hote purgatory is, and what paynes there must be suffered for smal fautes. And thē geue mercy fully a thousāde folde for one spiritual, for tē poral, geue heuen, and take but house & lande and folyshe temporal thinges.
- 1Mammon make men dysgyse thē selves.Mammon make men dysgyse thē selues.
¶ God saith, judge truly between thy brethren / and therefore take no gifts. Mammon saith, it is good manner and a point of courtesy to take that is offered. And he that giveth thee loveth the better then such a churl that giveth the ••ught, yea & thou art more bound to favour his cause?